Clear and pure like a dewy meadow in the morning, Fougair starts with resinous-fresh, spicy fern accords and initially presents itself as a classic fougère fragrance. However, the combination of natural freshness with sensual, elegant notes places J.F. Schwarzlose's composition in the avant-garde of unusual unisex fragrances that defy classic genre classifications as well as the seasons or times of day. You can wear this extravagant fragrance in summer and winter, in everyday life and on special occasions.

The fresh top note starts with green fern accords, fruity, invigorating bergamot and pink pepper (Pure Jungle Essences™). Fine aromas of boxwood, artemisia and refined cypress follow in the heart note and lend the fragrance a warm depth. Woody notes of patchouli, fir balsam, amber and leather (Lorenox™) dominate the sensual base.

Fougère fragrances are characterized by a fresh naturalness, which is traditionally given to them by the spicy notes of lavender, oakmoss and coumarin, but also by the fresh aromas of citrus fruits, herbs and flowers. Vetiver, bergamot and geranium can now be found in the top notes, as can sage, rosemary and other green herbs. A sensual heart note and warm woody aromas in the base contrast the cool, green top note and give the fragrance depth. Paul Parquet created the first fougère fragrance in 1882 for the perfume house Houbigant. In doing so, he revolutionized the art of perfumery in two ways, as Parquet used a synthetically produced fragrance, coumarin, for the first time for the Fougère Royale (Royal Fern) perfume. What's more, his fragrance is the first that does not imitate nature - ferns do not smell - but is a composition of self-created fragrance notes. The perfume thus marks a turning point between traditional and modern perfumery and gave the new fragrance family its name. Inspired by lush, green forests, the perfumes in this fragrance family are characteristically fresh, mossy, cool, herbal and moist.

With "Fougère", J.F. Schwarzlose himself brought out a successful fern fragrance around 1950, which the house perfumer Veronique Nyberg has now taken up again with Fougair. Innovative and unusual nuances adapt Fougair to today's fragrance habits and set the perfume apart from the typically masculine profile of its predecessor as a unisex fragrance.

J.F. Schwarzlose is one of the few German perfume houses that is still known worldwide today. Founded in 1856 by Joachim Friedrich Schwarzlose as a drug and colonial goods dealer, the family business quickly developed into a perfume specialist. Its innovative fragrance creations such as Rosa Centifolia, Treffpunkt 8 Uhr , Trance and 1A-33 reflected the zeitgeist of avant-garde, sophisticated Berlin in the 1920s and 1930s. With their stylishly designed flacons, they struck a chord with the times and the tastes of celebrities. Treffpunkt 8 Uhr is said to have been one of the favorite fragrances of Josephine Baker, and some flacons even made it into the Forbidden City at the court of the Chinese Emperor and later into the Museum of The City of New York. The Second World War put an abrupt end to this success. Although the destroyed factory in Moabit was rebuilt, production was finally discontinued in 1976 because the district was restructured into a purely residential area.

Thanks to a lucky coincidence, the J.F. Schwarzlose brand was revived in 2012: While working, designer and perfume lover Lutz Herrmann came across the Berlin perfume house. Impressed by its innovative strength, the modernity of the fragrance compositions and the simple elegance of the bottles, he deepened his research and decided without further ado to relaunch the fragrances. Perfumes are now being developed and produced again under the label J.F. Schwarzlose Berlin near the old factory site in Berlin-Moabit. With the help of chromatography analysis of old bottles, perfumer Véronique Nyberg was able to determine the formula of the Schwarzlose classics and then carefully adapt them to today's tastes. In addition, the range includes the company's own fragrance creations, which are once again very much in the spirit of the vibrant capital: extravagant, original, sometimes dazzling fragrances that are cosmopolitan and contemporary, far removed from the mainstream - just like Berlin itself. The fragrances are made by hand and all components - from the ingredients to the bottle, atomizer and packaging - come exclusively from Germany and Europe in order to keep transport routes short and support local suppliers.